Weather-vane



T. A. MCCARTY. WEATHER VANE.

APPLlcATloN FILED SEPT. 1B. V919., A

Patented Non 16, 1920.

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I WEATHER VANE.

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1,859,406. Patented` Nov. 16, 1920.v

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UNITED STATES THOMAS A. MCCARTY, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE- f PATnNT l OFFICE.

HALF T0 AGUSTUS N. CORLEY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WEATHER-VANE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Application led September 1S, 1919. Serial No. 324,520.

To all 107mm 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A.. MCCARTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in Teather-Varies; and l do hereby declare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in aero-weathervanes, and consists of a device of this nature resembling an aeroplane mounted preferably7 upon a swivel, so that the device will always point toward the wind and the breeze will rotate the propeller.

The invention consists further of a device of this nature, so constructed as to be illuminated by electricity or otherwise.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application and in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, and

Fig. 4t is a sectional view online l-l of Fig. 3.

Reference now being had to the details of the invention by numerals:

l designates a fuselage or casing upon one end of which a propeller 2 is mounted upon a shaft 3. Said casing has a skeleton frame consisting of the bars 4 extending rearwardly and connected to a conical shaped tail piece 5 with rudders 6. Mounted with in said casing is a bottle or glass receptacle 7 with a transparent wall, a portion of which bottle projects rearwardly and enters the conical shaped tail piece 5 and 8 is a plug `fitted in the neck of the bottle and adapted to carry an incandescent electric light glass bulb 9, electrical conductor wires l0 of an electric circuit being connected to the bulb for the purpose of supplying a current of electricity to illuminate the bottle.

The casing is provided with a standard ll which is swiveled upon the staff l2 held in a socket i3. Rising from the upper part Aof the skeleton portion of the frame are toy iigures le, and l5 designate aeroplanes con! nected by the struts 16.

In operation, the device when used in the manner shown in Fior. 2 of the drawings, will be held to the wind by the rudder. The part with transparent walls may be illumi nated at night by a current supplied through the wires 10.

By the provision of a device embodying the features of my invention, it will be noted that an aero-weathervane is provided, which will always point toward the direction from which the wind blows, and one which may be illuminated by the employment of an electric bulb inserted in the neck of the bottle contained within the casing.

If desired, flowers, or other ornamentation, may be contained within the bottle the transparent wall of which will form an ornamental device which may be suspended from the ceiling of a room or other place when not used as a weathervane.

The functions of the propeller 2, rotated by the air currents, are two-fold; namely, to simulate an ordinary air-plane having a propeller, rotated by an engine, and to assist in attracting attention to the device, since a rapidly revolving object in the air always attracts attention of persons standing upon the ground.

My device, as an entirety, constitutes a combined weathervane and toy, since, when not used to function as a weather-vane, it may be suspended, as an ornamental toy, from the ceiling of a room.

What I claim to be new is:

l. A combined weather-vane and toy, comprising a body portion resembling theV fuselage of an air-plane, means for rotatably supporting said body portion upon a vertical axis, a transparent hollow member carried by said body portion, means for illuminating said member, and a. rudder carried at the tail of the body portion to keep the same pointed toward the wind.

2. A combined weather-vane and toy, comprising a body portion resembling the fuselage of an air-plane, means for rotatably n the neck of said receptacle, electrical conductors leadinr to said bulb and forming part oie. a circuit for illuminating said bulb, and a rudder carried at'the tail of said body v signature.

portion to keep the saine pointed toward the Wind.

4. A combined Weather-vane 'and toy, comprising a body portion resembling the fuselage of an air-plane, means for rotatably supporting said body portion upon a vertical axis, a transparent hollow member carried by said body portion, means for illumi- Dating said member, a `rudder carried at tlie tail of the body portion to keep the same pointed toward the Wind, and a rotatable propellerlike member, carried at tlie forward end of Vsaid body portion and rotated by air currents. l Y

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my THOMAS A. MCCARTY.

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